Been just feeding on sundays guess i better do Weds Night also :)))) will give that a try.
susie
my Brugs are growing nicely
Susie
you'll notice the difference, this heat is really bad this year, when it stays hot for awhile, I water everyday, tommorrow
it's suppose to be 96 degrees, so I'll have to water early in the morning, have a great evening
Elzabeth
we had rain yesterday aftoon till early this morning they are loving it but i will feed them today since I did not know yesterday was weds :) I Lost a day or two this week . & now today waiting for my brother to come help clean up the tree branches from the tree we had cut down yesterday.
pretty good we had to pay to get it cut down & yet bro gave the wood to the neighbor of who I despise
when I could have piled it up & sold it for at lease $100. for all that was there MEN.
anyway more rain this morning then up in the 90's.
so you all stay cool
Susie
your plants look so nice, I like the way you have them displayed, Men, you can't live with them & you can't shoot
them, even Brothers, you could have sold the wood darnit, I have already watered this morning, we're not
getting any rain till maybe Saturday, so I have to water everyday, I'll stay cool you do the same
Elizabeth
AFTERNOON BEEN OUT CLEANING up the mess my brother called & said he wouldn't be here today so was trying to do what I could do :) its gotten to hot so I CAME IN FOR MY AFTERNOON COFFEE :) My BRUGS Got a good soaking last night with the down poor we had & More coming later today .
well off to check on daddy back later
Susie
it was 97 degrees here today, I throughly watered this morning so all is good, I did have some cleaning up outside
so I did it a little at a time, try not to work so hard, I just got my afternoon coffee also, have a great evening
Elizabeth
hello elizabeth,beautiful brugs.
hope to have some blooms as well,but i don't
think it will be this year.
retta
Hey Retta
so good to see you, my poor Brugs are getting beat up from the heat, then now I find small green cut worms
eating on them yuk, I have to hand pick them off, I sure hope you get to see Blooms, as soon as it cools
down, you'll see Blooms
Elizabeth
some more photo's, my Prickly pear is about to bloom
Elizabeth
more photo's this is my red honeysuckle, it's doing great in this heat
Elizabeth
this is a datura, growing through the cement, it's about to bloom
Elizabeth
this is a morning glory, caught it open this morning
Elizabeth
this is crown of thorns, it blooms all year
Elizabeth
roses are doing well, I keep them watered, this one is Belinda's dream, it's very fragrant
Elizabeth
here is Prickly Pear catcus Blooming
Elzabeth
a close up of the Blooms
Elizabeth
another view this plant is in a 35 gal. flower pot, the nice thing is it stays outside all year
Elizabeth
OH Liz That is so Pretty I Have a cactus its been out side for about 3-4 yrs & dose not bloom or i have never seen a bloom. do you use reg cactus soil how often do you feed it ???
looks as you might have to get a bigger container :))
Susie
I use regular garden soil, I just water it, I have never feed it, I don't know where I would find a bigger container
it has been in that container for 3 years now, I also have them planted in the ground, I was really surprized
last year when they Bloomed, what kind of catcus do you have? if it's like mine it should Bloom for you
Elizabeth
The one I Have was from another gardener who said this one was to bloom yellow flowers but I have never seen it bloom its been in a container for about the whole 3-4 yrs that i have had it .
maybe i should send you a few NUBS Of this one , I'm sure i could find a Pot For a few Nubs :)
another hot muggy day , got to get out early to get a few things done.
Happy gardening
Susie
I can also send you some pads, make sure you use tongs, to handle them, all you do is put the pads on the dirt then
cover them up with some soil, the only reason, I have mine in big flower pots, I ran out of room in my garden area
I have a small yard, I did the same thing as you did, I was out at 6:45 this morning watering, it was really nice out
great time to be outside. have a great afternoon
Elizabeth
yep early riser here :) Here's my cactus really can't see it well will try to get better picture of it later
Susie
that's a different Catcus than mine, Prickly pear can stay outside all year, you should have seen the 6ft Catcus, that I gave to our local university conservatory, it had so many Blooms on it every year, but was such a pain to take in & out
every year, I'll see if I can find the photo of the Blooms, a piece broke off, I kept that, I am glad to see that I am not the only early riser, I have watered already, transplanted some new Brugs, caught up on my laundry, so all is good
have a great day, I'll be back on later
Elizabeth
this one I leave outside all year also & I thought the gal said it was a prickly pear & was to have yellow blooms
but i have never saw any blooms . maybe i should put it where it will get full sunlight .
Here is another cactus it is one for the house but it is going wild do i cut off the pads & root them ???
Susie
that looks like my night Blooming Cerus, they are so easy to start from a leaf, when they Bloom they're fragrant at
night, I woke up this morning to Rain, so I didn't have to water, I got a bunch of other things done that needed to
be done, now it's overcast, I love it, oh I have the day Blooming Cerus also, it should be Blooming soon
have a great day
Elizbeth
Susie
I found the photo of the 6ft Catcus, I use to have
Elizabeth
this is how big the Catcus was
Elizabeth
This is what the night Blooming Cerus looks like when it Blooms, it's Fragrant at night
Elizabeth
how long dose it take for them to get big enough to bloom ??? so pretty girl you must have a huge GH Or Sunroom for all those plants :) well i have got to say good night back for coffee.
Susie
it takes 3 years for them to Bloom from a leaf, I have a basement with grow lights for all my plants in the winter
I have a 6x8 GH that I use for the end of the season & in the spring, do you have a basement? if so you can
make it a green room
Elizabeth
no Basement here I have a Livingroom that is not used any more so i use that room for it is very large well 12x15
but i cannot bring daddy down into it anymore so i use it for all my plants in the winter.
but if my Brother & SIL Move in this fall I won't be able to use it ..
Not sure what is going to happen yet .
sure has cooled off this morning is so nice out side So i hope to get some things done . only in the high 70;s
your proble on your way out :) I'm waiting for daddy to get up so i can put his BKF ON YOuhave a great day love your PIC's
Susie
your Livingroom would do just fine if you have enough light, my LR is way to dark for plants, my basement has concrete walls, it was so dark when I moved here, so I painted it white put up a bunch of grow lights, it works
well, I have my washer & dryer down there, so while I am waiting for the laundy to get done, I take care of my
plants, I really enjoy being down there with all the green plants
I ran out this morning mowed my lawn, got the bills paid, good thing, it's starting to heat up out there, it was really
nice out, you take care of your dad? I think that's sweet, my Husband takes care of his mom, he goes to her house
to take care of her, I can't see her ever living anywhere else but her house
well Girl take it easy, I'll talk to you later
Elizabeth
Evening just came in a bite ago sure daddy is upset with me for i usually help him get ready for bed but forgot to take my watch out with me after super I've been out side all day weeding & digging plants to send out tomorrow , it was a great day out there , my brother came over & Help me with another flowerbed Now just waiting for the neighbor guy to find time to bring me some dirt for them :)) I Hope tomorrow since he didn;t make it today :)
well its time to get a shower back in the am
Susie
good morning, it's time for me to water, since it hasn't rained, I am going to use Miracle grow Bloom booster, just
to see if it helps the Brugs Bloom, last year I had a ton of Blooming Brugs this same time of year, but that heat has
done a number on them, hopefully by next week I'll have Blooms to share
hope you get the flower bed done, don't work to hard, have a great day
Elizabeth
GM yes time for me also to go rouse my nephew out of bed so he can come work off the Debt he owes his pour auntie sue :) boy have I got the work for him :)
so you have a great day chat this evening
This is how my yard looked in May, first photo
Elizabeth
Here's how it looked this morning after the rain
Elizabeth
This is the front yard in may, then I'll post the todays photo
Elizabeth
This is how it's looks today, you can see how much the Brugs have grown
Those plants certainly look nice and healthy